advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
program (e.g. TV); programme
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
by means of; due to; because of; according to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
woman; female; feminine gender
to understand (each other); to comprehend
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed